Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd ye shall rise up from the ambush and take possession of the city; and Jehovah yourGod will deliver it into your hand.
and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Jehovah your God will deliver it into your hand.
you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
and ye rise from the ambush, and have occupied the city, and Jehovah your God hath given it into your hand;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period